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Blood Vessels are tubes through which the blood circulates in the body. Blood vessels include a network of arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins.

New tests accurately detect heart disease and adverse cardiac events in diabetic patients

Prevencio, Inc. today announces data which indicates its HART CAD and HART CVE tests accurately diagnose Coronary Artery Disease and risk for Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Diabetic Mellitus patients.

25 Jun 2018

Coffee and the heart – four strong cups a day is beneficial finds study

According to a new study four cups of strong coffee might be the amount that would keep the hearts of older adults healthy. The latest study titled, “CDKN1B/p27 is localized in mitochondria and improves respiration-dependent processes in the cardiovascular system—New mode of action for caffeine,” was published on 21st of June 2018 in the journal PLOS Biology.

25 Jun 2018

FDA grants marketing authorization for use of two catheter-based devices in hemodialysis patients

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of two catheter-based devices designed to create a connection to veins and arteries in patients with chronic kidney disease who need hemodialysis.

22 Jun 2018

Study suggests proteinuria lowering as important target in managing pediatric CKD

In a study of children with chronic kidney disease, blood pressure medications reduced protein excretion in the urine, which was linked with a lower risk of disease progression.

22 Jun 2018

Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass

What's the right painkiller prescription to send home with a patient after gallbladder surgery or a cesarean section?

22 Jun 2018

Targeting cells involved in blood vessel formation could hinder brain tumor growth

A type of highly malignant brain tumor contains a large number of cells involved in the formation of new blood vessels, helping it proliferate and spread.

20 Jun 2018

Research shows programmed postnatal transition in newborn’s heart

In the fetus, the blood vessel known as the ductus arteriosus or ductus Botalli bypasses blood from the lung artery to the aorta.

13 Jun 2018

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

When trauma spills the contents of our cell powerhouses, it can evoke a potentially deadly immune response much like a severe bacterial infection.

11 Jun 2018

Practicing with fake organs helps surgeon to perform complex cancer surgery

Anthony Camnetar remembers the first time he was told that he had von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.

7 Jun 2018

Researchers develop fully automated end-to-end blood testing device

Researchers from the Biomedical Engineering Department at Rutgers University have developed an end-to-end blood testing device that integrates robotic phlebotomy with downstream sample processing.

7 Jun 2018

Study shows link between astronauts' weight and post-flight eye changes

New research suggests that changes in the eye that occur during spaceflight may be related to how much an astronaut weighs. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology--Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

31 May 2018

Researchers craft mathematical model to understand how cancer evolves

The concept of survival of the fittest most often applies to the competition that occurs within and between animal species, but evolutionary pressures can be found elsewhere--even in a cancerous tumor.

30 May 2018

New findings could help fine-tune treatment for cancer patients

Cancer therapies that cut off blood supply to a tumor could be more effective in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

25 May 2018

Doctors call on health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with life-saving treatment

Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke are calling on national health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with mechanical thrombectomy, a life-saving treatment for acute ischaemic stroke, in regions where there is a lack of trained specialists. Details of the proposal are presented today at EuroPCR 2018.

25 May 2018

PCI along with prescribed drugs better than medication alone for treating for people with heart disease

A non-surgical procedure, called percutaneous coronary intervention, along with prescribed medication, is better than medication alone as initial treatment for people who have the most common form of heart disease, suggests an analysis of an international clinical trial co-led by St. Michael's Hospital.

22 May 2018

Blood Vessel News and Research

New tests accurately detect heart disease and adverse cardiac events in diabetic patients

Coffee and the heart – four strong cups a day is beneficial finds study

FDA grants marketing authorization for use of two catheter-based devices in hemodialysis patients

Study suggests proteinuria lowering as important target in managing pediatric CKD

Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass

Targeting cells involved in blood vessel formation could hinder brain tumor growth

Research shows programmed postnatal transition in newborn’s heart

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Practicing with fake organs helps surgeon to perform complex cancer surgery

Researchers develop fully automated end-to-end blood testing device

Study shows link between astronauts' weight and post-flight eye changes

Researchers craft mathematical model to understand how cancer evolves

New findings could help fine-tune treatment for cancer patients

Doctors call on health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with life-saving treatment

PCI along with prescribed drugs better than medication alone for treating for people with heart disease

CT scan still effective to determine thrombectomy treatment in stroke, study shows

Prestroke and poststroke oral anticoagulation therapy in AF patients

Taking clot-preventing drug with aspirin may lower risk of major stroke, finds study

Study: Drug used to treat blood loss may be beneficial for some stroke patients

Scientists reveal active role of IgG antibodies in severity of anaphylaxis

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